The Artibonite. Its people and troops name Riché President.

Lastly the commission hastened to authorize the administrator of finances to make the purchases needed by the army. At the same time it was sending to Port-au-Prince a deputation charged with handing to general Riché the act by which the people and troops of the Artibonite had named him President of the Republic of Haiti. This deputation was composed of citizens Batraville the younger, C. Grammont and Delva the son, accompanied by the officer Macajour and two troopers; its marching order stated that its mission was to proceed to President Riché.